I had been hiding from the MotoGP world until I could catch up on watching the
race from the weekend, until a story on the local news literally made my heart
skip a beat... it was about the public farewell for Marco Simoncelli today in
Coriano. I knew right away it could only be THAT Marco Simoncelli, the
charismatic MotoGP racer that I had long been a fan of since I started
watching him fight for 250GP wins with a spirit that many would label as pure
recklessness (I think it was just the only way he knew how to ride -- all or
nothing).

So, I watched the race and it didn't take long to learn what had happened.
Barely into the 2nd lap of the race. It was one of those scenes that right
away looked serious. A very sad day.

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